---
article_id: KB0407481
article_type: Release Update
component_ids:
  - BNS-ARI-GS-EVT
component_descriptions:
  - Guided Sourcing > Guided Sourcing Event
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
personas:
  - Admin
  - Buyer
language: en
created: 2024-07-03
updated: 2024-07-03
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0407481
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0407481?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0407481
---

# Alternative bidding in guided sourcing events

## Resolution

**Applicable Solutions**

SAP Ariba Sourcing  
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite

**Prerequisites**

Your site must have guided sourcing enabled and you must be a member of the Category Buyer group.

You must be the event owner or have project owner capabilities for the event.

To make the Should questions be visible in alternatives? and Should there be a limit on number of alternatives? event rules available, you must enable the following features:

- SSR-393: Show Questions in Alternatives
- SSR-553: Supplier Alternatives: Limit number of Pricing alternatives

This feature is supported in the classic SAP Ariba Sourcing user interface and the guided sourcing user interface.

**Restrictions**

This feature only supports alternative pricing. Supplier bundles and volume tiers are not supported.

The Is term editable in alternatives? field for a term or question must be set to Editable By Owner and Participant. Otherwise, suppliers cannot provide different values or answers for terms and questions in their alternative responses.

Preconfigured award scenarios Best Bid, Best Bid with Limited Number of Suppliers, and Best Savings do not support awarding alternative bids. If you want to award alternative bids, manually create a scenario.

## Keywords

\[Change Request ID: SS-17815\]